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Desk Job Getting You Down? You Can Still Be Active!

Desk Job Getting You Down? You Can Still Be Active!

Get Moving with These 5 Tips! Sitting too much is simply hard on the body. Excessive sedentary behavior—common and seemingly "unavoidable" if you have a desk job—can increase the risk for back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, and other types...

Kathy ShirkyJuly 12, 2021
Frequent Headaches

Do You Suffer From Frequent Headaches? Physiotherapy Can Help

Physiotherapy Can Help You Head Away From Chronic Headaches The term "sick headache" might have been coined to describe exactly how you feel today -- and every day. A one-off headache encounter can be distressing enough, but frequent or constant...

Bruce CravenAugust 10, 2020
Eating Right

Eating Right: A Simple Technique for Reducing Pain and Inflammation

Do you deal with chronic pain or inflammation in your daily life? It isn’t uncommon, but it is avoidable. While exercise is a crucial part of your physiotherapy regimen, proper nutrition can also play an important role.  The foods you eat work to fuel your body, and eating the right ones can help you recover

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Kathy ShirkySeptember 20, 2019
running workshop

3 Secrets to Completing Your Cardio Exercises – For Those Who Can’t Stand Cardio

We all know that cardio takes time. In fact, one of the most common complaints we hear from patients who come to us for physiotherapy exercises is that there simply isn’t enough time in their busy days to complete cardio workouts. Other times, whether there’s a time constraint or not, many people report a lack

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Kathy ShirkyJune 20, 2019

Adaptation

with Erica Gavel Over the last 5 years, I’ve got to do some pretty cool stuff. Travel the world, compete internationally, and study an area I am most passionate about- physiology and adaptation. Overall, I am “living the dream”. With that being said, up until 2012, I was scared to dream, I didn’t have a

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Kathy ShirkyDecember 12, 2017

10 Tips to Stay Motivated in Winter

Winter brings many of its own challenges. Between the cold, the snow and the ice, it feels like we have our hands full! Trying to stay active can add stress, or we simply don’t do it at all! Katelyn Procyshyn, Physiotherapist at Craven SPORT services gives us 10 tips to help us stay motivated through

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Kathy ShirkyDecember 12, 2017
healthier

How to Be Healthier, Stronger and More Active

  When you get right down to it, health doesn’t have anything to do with looking like a supermodel; it’s really about having a body whose every system is in good working order. The great news is that you have more control over everything happening in your body — from your circulation to your breathing and

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Kathy ShirkyDecember 4, 2017

5 Tips to Keep you Biking Through Winter

The winter months can be daunting for any cyclist, especially in Saskatchewan! However, the cold doesn’t mean we have to stop! Spoke N’ Sport gave us 5 tips to help you keep biking through the winter! Get a good set of lights. The days are shorter in winter so you often find yourself riding in

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Kathy ShirkyNovember 2, 2017

The Best of Both Worlds: Coffee & Naps

With Erica Gavel Whether you’re physically active, a recreational athlete, have a long work day, or are training for the Olympics, when combined together, coffee and naps can increase performance. Drinking a cup of coffee followed by a 15-20 min nap can give you that second wind everyone is looking for. Many of you are

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Kathy ShirkyOctober 3, 2017